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  1. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    WIll you be fermenting the kibble?? My uneducated thought is that the protein is very expensive and you would decrease the protein content. What does your resseach indicate??
  2. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    HI LC, welcome to BYC. Looking forward to learning the outcome of the testing. The cornishx were designe with the commercial feeds, so I"m not expecting to see muchof a difference. WIll be interested in knowing if the birds eat more of the feed and conseqently will grow faster-- but that is...
  3. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    PErsonally I dont hold stock that any animal can pick out all the foods that are good for them. THere is a hit and miss factor. Look at humans for example. I think you can offer that mix without grinding as my birds really like whole grains and grass far better than the commercial pellets...
  4. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    My crew must switch between mills often and eat all sorts of things from compost, spilled horse grain and into the veg garden, oh, and woods. I do try to provide FF regularly too, to keep the right microbes going in the gut. I suspect like any case of diarrhea or complete emptying og the GI...
  5. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    My 2 cents-- Have you checked their crops to see if they are full?? Knowing you, you have already done this. We just experienced 6 straight days of 95 heat and egg production dropped like a rock. My assumption is they did not eat as much as usual, but certainly drank a lot of water. I suspect...
  6. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    My understanding is that stainless steel is fine with ACV-- it is other metals that will corrode. Honestly I have revamsed my efforts. I use reg cheap vinegar in the water to reduce slime, BUT feed FF as the source of good bacteria , etc. and it is in a higher dosing than just the water as a...
  7. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    THanks for asking--no, not yet.
  8. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    I often stack wood like a pyramid so depending on the height of the chick, it can reach the water. I often have mixed ages.
  9. Arielle

    Home Feeding Ideas and Solutions Discussion Thread

    I have had mixed results with plumbers tape and caulking. I'm starting to think the angle of the nipple is also important. I've been try8ing other watering methods, and none are perfect. Each has a down side. I do plan to add more nipple waterers for the summer and outside.
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